The World Cup is over, but the tournament’s spirit still lingers. Surely you remember hearing about Paul, the psychic octopus who lives in an aquarium in Germany. If not, a quick run-down: Paul successfully predicted how his home country would fare in each game, including Germany’s loss to Spain in the semifinal. (Yeah, the Germans weren’t so happy about that one.) Capitalizing on Paul’s newfound fame, the people over at uTouchLabs released a new iPhone app called “Ask the Octopus.” Yup, for 99 cents you can tap into Paul’s psychic powers. Well, sort of. You input two potential answers, and a cartoon octopus will choose one for you, just like Paul chose each soccer victor. (I’m starting to believe there really is an app for everything.)
Apparently this is what’s been missing all my life. This morning I couldn’t decide between heels and flats. Turns out, I just needed to ask the octopus. And today at lunch I couldn’t decide between a sandwich or quesadilla. Should have asked the octopus. What do you think, PopWatchers? Would you pay for this app? Or is it too ridiculous? And how would you use a psychic octopus in your life?
Spain actually lost to the Netherlands in the finals, not Germany.
I know you guys aren’t exactly a sports site, but still…
Yikes! Spain DEFEATED the Netherlands in the finals. (Glass houses, I suppose.)
At least you caught it yourself before there were a hundred responses mocking you.
Uh, Germany lost to Spain in the semifinal, not the final – it was Spain against the Netherlands in the final.
Please tell me you ate the quesadilla.
Thanks for the catch guys! I fixed it. And yes, I chose the quesadilla. (Without asking the octopus!)
Good choice
I think Paul would approve.
At least he’s a little less ambiguous than the Magic 8 Ball.
If we made sushi out of the octopus and ate it, we’d all get psychic powers. Hooray!
LOL!
Get that mollusk an agent! I hear the William Morris Agency is in the market for new talent.
Who knows, they might be able to get Paul his own show, trailer and special enclosure at Sea World!
I remember playing with an online question answerer (would give you a yes or no response, if I remember correctly) that probably works more or less the same way as this app…
lmao. Paul has gotten really popular. Now an app lol Why am I not surprised
Love it and Swedishfriendfinder was better